Arthashastra
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काष्ठ पञ्चविंशति पलं तण्डुल प्रस्थ साधनम् ॥
Twenty-five palas of firewood will cook one prastha of rice.
english translation
kASTha paJcaviMzati palaM taNDula prastha sAdhanam ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएष प्रदेशो बह्व् अल्पयोः ॥
This is the unit (for the calculation) of any greater or less quantity (of firewood).
english translation
eSa pradezo bahv alpayoH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptइति तुला प्रतिमानं व्याख्यातम् ॥
Thus weighing balance and weights are commented upon.
english translation
iti tulA pratimAnaM vyAkhyAtam ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअथ धान्य माष द्वि पल शतं द्रोणम् आय मानम्, सप्त अशीति पल शतम् अर्ध पलं च व्यावहारिकम्, पञ्च सप्तति पल शतं भाजनीयम्, द्वि षष्टि पल शतम् अर्ध पलं च अन्तः पुर भाजनीयम् ॥
Then, 1 drona which is an áyamána, a measure of royal 200 palas in the grains of másha income. 187½ ,, 1 public drona. 175 ,, 1 bhájaníya, servants' measure 162½ ,, 1 antahpurabhájaníya, harem measure.
english translation
atha dhAnya mASa dvi pala zataM droNam Aya mAnam, sapta azIti pala zatam ardha palaM ca vyAvahArikam, paJca saptati pala zataM bhAjanIyam, dvi SaSTi pala zatam ardha palaM ca antaH pura bhAjanIyam ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतेषाम् आढक प्रस्थ कुडुबाश् चतुर् भाग अवराः ॥
Adhaka, prastha, and kudumba, are each ¼ of the one previously mentioned.
english translation
teSAm ADhaka prastha kuDubAz catur bhAga avarAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript